Benan Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Benan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 807 | 1:23,917 | 1,672 |
| Iraq | 199 | 1:175,988 | 4,298 |
| Philippines | 163 | 1:621,093 | 66,503 |
| Mauritania | 157 | 1:26,082 | 2,232 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Benan (11,295) may also be a first name.
Benan Demographics
Average Benan Salary in
United States
$65,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: बेनन, Marathi: बेनन, Oriya: େବନନ, Russian: Бэнан) occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 244,303rd most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,468,146 people. The last name Benan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Benan live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Levant. Benan is also the 56,478th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 11,295 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 807 people, or 1 in 23,917. In Syria it is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Other than Syria it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 12 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
Benan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Benan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benan last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Benan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning 326,200 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनन | benana | - |
| Benan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻥ | bnan | 98 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ | albnan | 2 |
| Benan in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनन | benana | 61.54 |
| बेनीराम | benirama | 23.08 |
| बेणन | benana | 7.69 |
| बेनान | benana | 7.69 |
| Benan in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନନ | ebanana | 33.33 |
| େବନାନ୍ | ebanan | 33.33 |
| େବନାନ | ebanana | 33.33 |
| Benan in the Russian language | ||
| Бэнан | benan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benan
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